Named in 5 known lawsuits, $290,000 total settlements.
Connor, William vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 812847/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 21, 2023
Williams, Albert vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 23CV01670,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 1, 2023
Complaint
Description: On November 30, 2020, Plaintiff, a Black man, was cornered in his apartment building by an undercover officer who demanded drugs and did not identify himself as law enforcement. Plaintiff tried to run for safety, but the officer chased him out of the building and tackled him to the ground while eight additional plainclothes officers descended from three different directions. Pressing Plaintiff against the pavement with his hands pinned behind his back, the officers, from the Bronx Narcotics Unit, stomped on him and repeatedly punched and kicked him. Then they dragged him to the back of their van and – while calling him “n*****” and “cockroach” – punched him in the groin until he passed out. The Plaintiff was ha...
Maldonado, Jose vs City of New York et al.
Case # 817536/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 24, 2023
Dickenson, Ramone, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 817221/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 20, 2021, ended January 24, 2023
$265,000 Settlement
Tucker, Cory vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 803202/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 9, 2021, ended April 14, 2022
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 15, 2020, at 9:30 PM, Plaintiff Cory Tucker was near Marion Avenue and East 194th Street, Bronx, when he was approached and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained by Defendant Officers Kyle Flood, John Doe, John Roe, Detective Paul Zaino, and Detective Daniel Rivera. While in Defendant Officer's custody, Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search and assault of his head, neck, back, body, and limbs. Plaintiff was incarcerated for over 24 hours prior to release, and was then required to make numerous court appearances before the charges were terminated.